‘Signs of the Times’ markers map out Harlem’s rich Black history
Outside the Washington Heights branch of the Public Library in Manhattan stands a metal post topped with an unassuming blue ...
NYC’s Schomburg Center celebrating 100 years of Black culture art, history
What began as a small Harlem library addressing the needs of a changing neighborhood has grown into a world-renowned mecca ...
NYC car chase ends in tragedy when erratic driver trying to ditch cops crashes into innocent bicyclist: cops
The elderly victim was strolling south on Fifth Avenue when a Toyota RAV4 driver slammed into him near the West 135th Street ...
Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture celebrates centennial anniversary
The Schomburg Center is celebrating its 100th anniversary while preserving more than 11 million items in the archive.
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NYC’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is celebrating 100 years with events and an exhibit
Plus, new public programming, an exhibition that explores center's legacy, a Centennial Festival and even a special-edition NYPL library card.
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The Abyssinian Baptist Church
A group of Ethiopian merchants and free African-Americans established the first Abyssinian Baptist Church on Worth Street in 1808 after refusing to accept segregated services in downtown’s First ...